Comber (fish)

The comber (/ˈkɒmbər/; Serranus cabrilla) is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Serranidae, the sea basses. It is widely distributed in the eastern North and South Atlantic Oceans and into the southwestern Indian Ocean. It is caught for food and fishmeal in some parts of its range.

Comber
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Subfamily: Serraninae
Genus: Serranus
Species:
S. cabrilla
Binomial name
Serranus cabrilla
Synonyms
  • Perca cabrilla Linnaeus, 1758
  • Paracentropristis cabrilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Serranus knysnaensis Gilchrist, 1904
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